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Naming everyday materials

Science · Matter & Materials · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which material do people make in factories?

    • plastic
    • rock
    • water

  2. Which of these is NOT one of the six materials?

    • water
    • pizza
    • rock

  3. A window is made of glass. What passes through the glass?

    • sound
    • water
    • light

  4. Which material comes from the ground?

    • plastic
    • water
    • rock

  5. What can you do with glass that you cannot do with rock?

    • See through it
    • Bend it
    • Eat it

  6. A spoon feels cold and does not bend. What material is it most likely made of?

    • metal
    • plastic
    • water

  7. A chair came from a tree and feels a little rough. What material is it made of?

    • glass
    • water
    • wood

  8. Ella's grandpa carved a spoon from a branch of their old oak tree. Where did the spoon's material come from?

    • A factory made it
    • It grew as part of a tree
    • It fell from the sky as rain

  9. Eli says his knife is made of only one material. The blade is metal and the handle is plastic. What is wrong with that?

    • Nothing, Eli is right
    • The blade is not metal
    • It has two materials, not one

  10. Which object is made of two materials?

    • A pencil
    • A puddle
    • A stone
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  1. plastic · People make plastic in factories. Wood and rock come from nature.
  2. pizza · Pizza is a food, not a material. Water and rock are two of the six materials.
  3. light · Light passes through glass. That is why you can see outside.
  4. rock · Rock comes from the ground. Plastic is made in factories and water falls as rain.
  5. See through it · Glass is easy to see through. Rock is not.
  6. metal · Metal feels cold and hard. Plastic and water do not feel that way.
  7. wood · Wood comes from trees and can feel rough or bumpy.
  8. It grew as part of a tree · The spoon is wooden, and wood comes from trees. Grandpa's branch grew as part of the oak tree.
  9. It has two materials, not one · The knife has a metal blade and a plastic handle, so it has two materials.
  10. A pencil · A pencil mixes wood and metal. A puddle and a stone are just one material each.
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